Stacked chip electronic package having laminate carrier and method of making same

ABSTRACT

A multi-chip electronic package which utilizes an organic, laminate chip carrier and a pair of semiconductor chips positioned on an upper surface of the carrier in a stacked orientation. The organic, laminate chip carrier is comprised of a plurality of conductive planes and dielectric layers and couples one or both of the chips to underlying conductors on the bottom surface thereof. The carrier may include a high-speed portion to assure high-frequency connection between the semiconductor chips and may also include an internal capacitor and/or thermally conductive member for enhanced operational capabilities. The first chip, e.g., an ASIC chip, is solder bonded to the carrier while the second chip, e.g., a memory chip, is secured to the first chip&#39;s upper surface and coupled to the carrier using a plurality of wirebond connections.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO CO-PENDING APPLICATION

This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No.10/394,107, filed Mar. 24, 2003 and entitled “Multi-Chip ElectronicPackage Having Laminate Carrier” (inventors: L Fraley et al), which is acontinuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/354,000, filed Jan. 30,2003, and entitled, “High Speed Circuit Board And Method ForFabrication” (inventors: B. Chan et al).

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates, in general, to an electronic package formounting of integrated circuits, and in particular, to an organic,multi-layered laminated interconnect structure for use in such apackage.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Organic laminate substrates, for example printed circuit boards and chipcarriers, have been and continue to be developed for many applications.One such chip carrier is sold under the name HyperBGA by the assignee ofthis invention. (HyperBGA is a registered trademark of EndicottInterconnect Technologies, Inc.) These are expected to displace ceramicsubstrates in many chip carrier applications, because of reduced costand enhanced electrical performance. The use of a multi-layeredinterconnect structure such as an organic, laminate chip carrier forinterconnecting a semiconductor chip to a printed circuit board in anelectronic package introduces many challenges, one of which is thereliability of the connection joints between the semiconductor chip andthe organic chip carrier and another of which is the reliability of theconnection joints between the organic chip carrier and the printedcircuit board.

As semiconductor chip input/output (I/O) counts increase beyond thecapability of peripheral lead devices and as the need for bothsemiconductor chip and printed circuit board miniaturization increases,area array interconnects are the preferred method for making largenumbers of connections between a semiconductor chip and an organic chipcarrier (such as the aforementioned HyperBGA chip carrier) and betweenthe organic chip carrier and a printed circuit board. If the coefficientof thermal expansion (CTE) of the semiconductor chip, the organic chipcarrier, and the printed circuit board are substantially different fromone another, industry standard semiconductor chip array interconnectionsto the organic chip carrier can exhibit high stress during operation(thermal cycling). Similarly, the industry standard ball grid array(BGA) interconnections between the organic chip carrier and printedcircuit board can also exhibit high stress during operation. Significantreliability concerns may then become manifest by failure of theconnections or even failure of the integrity of the semiconductor chip(chip cracking). These reliability concerns significantly inhibit designflexibility. For example, semiconductor chip sizes may be limited orinterconnect sizes, shapes and spacing may have to be customized beyondindustry standards to reduce these stresses. These limitations may limitthe electrical performance advantages of the organic electronic packageor add significant cost to the electronic package. Typically asemiconductor chip has a CTE of 2-3 parts per million per degree Celsius(ppm/° C.) while a standard printed circuit board has a much greater CTEof 17-20 ppm/° C.

One example of an organic chip carrier designed to overcome such CTE andrelated problems is defined in U.S. Pat. No. 6,351,393 (J. S. Kresge etal) which includes a specific thermal internally conductive layerdesigned to prevent failure between the single chip and the carriersolder connections, and those between the carrier and base substrate(e.g., PCB) on which it is positioned. This patent is incorporatedherein by reference.

Other examples of various electronic packages such as the above areshown and described in the following documents: U.S. Patents 4,882,454November 1989 Peterson et al 5,072,075 December 1991 Lee et al 5,121,190June 1992 Hsiao et al 5,483,421 January 1996 Gedney et al 5,615,087March 1997 Wieloch 5,661,089 August 1997 Wilson 5,798,563 August 1998Fielchenfeld et al 5,838,063 November 1998 Sylvester 5,894,173 April1999 Jacobs et al 5,900,675 May 1999 Appelt et al 5,926,377 July 1999Nakao et al 5,982,630 November 1999 Bhatia

Foreign Patent Documents JP 1-307294 December 1989 JP 6-112271 April1994 JP 9-232376 September 1997 JP 10-209347 August 1998 JP 11-087560March 1999 JP 2000-022071 January 2000 JP 2000-024150 January 2000

In order to increase the operational characteristics of such modules,the addition of more than one chip to the upper surface of a chipsubstrate has been considered. However, due to the operatingtemperatures of such added chips, especially if placed in a closelyspaced orientation, a much higher temperature compensating substratematerial, ceramic, has usually been required, especially when thesubstrate having the chips is to be mounted on and coupled to an organicsubstrate such as a typical PCB. Examples are described in the followingIBM Technical Disclosure Bulletins (TDBs): July 1978 Multi Chip CoolingPlate pp 745-746 February 1982 Simultaneous Chip Placement - pp4647-4649 Multi-Chip Modules November 1987 High Performance Multi-Chippp 437-439 Module August 1988 Low-Cost, High-Power, Multi-Chip pp451-452 Module Design September 1993 Thermally Conductive Substrate pp623-624 Mounted Multi-Chip Module Cap

The use of ceramic, however, poses many problems, a primary one of whichis handling. Ceramic is a relatively brittle material capable ofcracking and chipping if handled improperly, especially duringmanufacture and shipping. Ceramic is also a relatively difficultmaterial to process, especially to the multi-depth level where severalindividual layers of insulative and interconnecting conductive materialsare needed to satisfy many operational requirements.

Chip carriers of non-ceramic material have been proposed, but thesetypically possess various drawbacks. In U.S. Pat. No. 5,574,630, forexample, three chips are mounted on a substrate comprised ofsilica-filled polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) but require individual viasto pass through the carrier's entire thickness to connect to desiredconnections on the opposite side. Additionally, this structure in turnmandates utilization of a complex “power/ground assembly” of severallayers having specific CTEs and other properties, thus resulting in avery expensive final assembly and one that is relatively difficult toconstruct.

Yet another non-ceramic substrate embodiment for having more than onechip thereon is described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,246,010. Unfortunately, thesubstrates described herein require semiconductor chips which areextremely thin (less than 100 μm, preferably less than 50 μm, and “mostpreferably” less than 20 μm). Understandably, such thinned chips areincapable of adequately providing the much greater operationalcapabilities as required by today's more powerful chips (e.g., those ofthe application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) variety). Typically,such chips operate at much higher temperatures than other types (e.g.,those of the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) variety).

In grandparent pending application Ser. No. 10/354,000, cited above,there is defined a PCB which is capable of providing high speedinterconnections between two or more components such as chips or modules(chip carriers) mounted thereon. This PCB is specifically designed toaccommodate the increased operational requirements for electronicstructures such as electronic modules which mount on the PCBs and arecoupled together through the board's circuitry. One particular increasethat this PCB accommodates is the need for higher frequency connectionsbetween the mounted components, which connections, as stated, occurthrough the underlying host PCB. Such connections are subjected to thedetrimental effects, e.g., signal deterioration, caused by the inherentcharacteristics of such known PCB wiring. For example, signaldeterioration is expressed in terms of either the “rise time” or the“fall time” of the signal's response to a step change. The deteriorationof the signal can be quantified with the formula (Z_(o)*C)/2, whereZ_(o) is the transmission line characteristic impedance, and C is theamount of the via capacitance. In a wire having a typical 50 ohmtransmission line impedance, a plated through hole via having acapacitance of 4 pico farad (pf) would represent a 100 pico-second (ps)rise-time (or fall time) degradation, as compared to a 12.5 psdegradation with a 0.5 pf buried via of the present invention, asdiscussed below. This difference is significant in systems operation at800 MHz or faster, where there are associated signal transition rates of200 ps or faster.

A typical high performance PCB, prior to the ones defined in Ser. No.10/354,000 and Ser. No. 10/394,107, has not been able to provide wiringdensities beyond a certain point due to limitations imposed by thedirect current (DC) resistance maximum in connections between components(especially chips). Similarly, high speed signals demand wider linesthan normal PCB lines to minimize the “skin effect” losses in longlines. To produce a PCB with all wide lines would be impractical,primarily because of the resulting excessive thickness needed for thefinal board. Such increased thicknesses are obviously unacceptable froma design standpoint.

Various PCBs are described in the following documents: U.S. Patents4,902,610 February 1990 C. Shipley 5,336,855 September 1994 J. Kahlertet al 5,418,690 May 1995 R. Conn et al 5,768,109 June 1998 J. Gulick etal 5,891,869 April 1999 S. Lociuro et al 5,894,517 April 1999 J.Hutchison et al 6,023,211 February 2000 J. Somei 6,075,423 June 2000 G.Saunders 6,081,430 June 2000 G. La Rue 6,146,202 November 2000 S. Rameyet al 6,222,740 April 2001 K. Bovensiepen et al 6,431,914 August 2002 T.Billman 6,495,772 December 2002 D. Anstrom et al US2002/0125967September 2002 R. Garrett et al

Foreign Patent Document JP4025155A2 January 1992 O. Takashi

The teachings of these documents are incorporated herein by reference.

The unique characteristics of the PCBs in Ser. No. 10/354,000 and Ser.No. 10/394,107 allow it to be able to assure high frequency connectionswhile still utilizing relatively standard PCB manufacturing processes toproduce the final structure. In these pending applications, incorporatedherein by reference, a portion of the PCB is dedicated to utilizingrelatively wider lines than the remaining, lower portion of the PCB,which includes lines and spacings known in the PCB field.

The use of such a structure or the like or a similar substrate of amaterial other than ceramic or not possessing the severe drawbacks ofprevious non-ceramic materials as mentioned above and which is capableof providing high speed or other effective coupling between two or morechips (especially high temperature chips such as ASIC chips) on onesurface thereof as defined herein, yet which can then be directlyelectrically coupled to a second underlying substrate such as a typicalPCB to also couple said chips to the PCB's circuitry, is believed toconstitute a significant advancement in the art.

OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is, therefore, a primary object of the present invention to enhancethe art of chip carriers including more than one chip as part thereof,known in the ceramic substrate art also as multi-chip electronicpackages (or modules).

It is another object of the invention to provide such a package whichassures high speed connections between the chips thereon, whileattaining effective electrical coupling with the underlying circuitizedsubstrate (e.g., PCB) on which one or more of the carriers of theinvention may be mounted.

It is a further object of the invention to provide such a package whichis capable of providing such connections for high temperature chips suchas those of the ASIC variety, while assuring a minimum of substrateupper surface area is utilized.

It is still another object of the invention to provide such a packagewhich can be produced in a cost effective manner while assuring a finalstructure of robust construction.

Further, it is another object of the invention to provide apackage-substrate assembly utilizing the package of the invention aspart thereof, the assembly thus benefiting from the unique advantages ofthe multi-hip carrier defined herein.

Finally, it is an object of the invention to provide a method of makingan electronic package including a chip carrier and plurality of chipsmounted on one surface thereof, which method can be completed in afacile and relatively inexpensive manner, thus resulting in a final endproduct of reduced cost.

According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a multi-chipelectronic package comprising an organic, laminate chip carrierincluding a plurality of electrically conductive planes spacedlypositioned therein and separated by respective layers of dielectricmaterial, the chip carrier including a plurality of electrical contactson a first surface thereof and a plurality of electrical conductors on asecond surface thereof, selected ones of the electrical contacts beingelectrically coupled to selected ones of the electrical conductors, andfirst and second semiconductor chips positioned on the first surface ofsaid organic, laminate chip carrier in a stacked orientation, eachsemiconductor chip electrically coupled to selected ones of theelectrical contacts.

According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a methodof making a multi-chip package wherein the method comprises the steps ofproviding an organic, laminate chip carrier having first and secondsurfaces and including a plurality of electrically conductive planesspacedly positioned therein and separated by respective layers ofdielectric material, providing a plurality of electrical contacts on thefirst surface of the organic, laminate chip carrier, providing aplurality of electrical conductors on the second surface of the organic,laminate chip carrier, selected ones of the electrical contacts beingelectrically coupled to selected ones of the electrical conductors, andpositioning first and second semiconductor chips on the first surface ofthe organic, laminate chip carrier in a stacked orientation andelectronically coupling the first and second semiconductor chips to theselected ones of the electrical contacts.

According to a third aspect of the invention, there is provided anelectronic package assembly which includes a circuitized substrateincluding a plurality of electrically conductive members thereon, anorganic laminate chip carrier including a plurality of electricallyconductive planes spacedly positioned therein and separated byrespective layers of dielectric material, the chip carrier including aplurality of electrical contacts on a first surface thereof and aplurality of electrical conductors on a second surface thereof, selectedones of the electrical contacts being electrically coupled to selectedones of the electrical conductors, first and second semiconductor chipsspacedly positioned on the first surface of the organic, laminate chipcarrier in a stacked orientation and electrically coupled to selectedones of the electrical contacts, and a plurality of electricallyconductive elements electrically connecting the selected ones of theelectrical conductors on the second surface of the organic, laminatechip carrier to respective ones of the electrically conductive memberson the circuitized substrate.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a side-elevational view, partly in section, illustrating themulti-chip electronic package of Ser. No. 10/394,107;

FIG. 2 is a side-elevational view of the package of FIG. 1 furtherincluding a quantity of encapsulant and a cover member thereon;

FIG. 3 is an alternative embodiment of the package of FIG. 1,illustrating the use of a stiffener member and cover and heat sinkingmember as part thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side-elevational view illustrating an alternative embodimentof the package of Ser. No. 10/394,107;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an information handling system adaptedfor using one or more of the multi-chip electronic packages of theinstant invention and/or the complete assemblies (including anunderlying PCB) therein;

FIG. 6 is a side-elevational view, in section, of one portion of anorganic, laminate chip carrier which, when combined with at least oneother portion, may be used as the chip carrier for the instantinvention;

FIG. 7 is a side-elevational view, in section, of another portion of alaminate chip carrier;

FIG. 8 is an assembled, elevational view, in section, illustrating anorganic, laminate chip carrier which can be used in the instantinvention;

FIG. 9 is another embodiment of an organic, laminate chip carrier whichmay be used in the instant invention;

FIG. 10 represents another aspect of a multilayered laminate chipcarrier capable of being used in the instant invention;

FIG. 11 represents a side-elevational view, in section, of yet anotherembodiment of an organic chip carrier usable in the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of a circuit pattern that may be used on theorganic, laminate chip carrier of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a side-elevational view, as taken along the line 8-8 in FIG.12. It is understood that the embodiment of FIG. 13 represents only aportion of the organic, laminate chip carrier capable of being used inthe present invention.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged, side elevational view, partly in section, of anelectronic package according to one embodiment of the invention; and

FIG. 15 is a much enlarged, partial side elevational view of a stackedchip arrangement according to an alternative embodiment of theinvention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

For a better understanding of the present invention, together with otherand further objects, advantages and capabilities thereof, reference ismade to the following disclosure and appended claims in connection withthe above-described drawings. It is understood that like numerals willbe used to indicate like elements from FIG. to FIG.

As stated above, the term “high speed” as used herein is meant signalsof high frequency. Examples of such signal frequencies attainable forthe multilayered chip carriers and circuitized substrates (e.g., PCBs)defined herein and as produced using the methods taught herein includethose within the range of from about 3.0 to about 10.0 gigabits persecond (GPS). These examples are not meant to limit this invention,however, because frequencies outside this range, including those higher,are attainable. As further understood from the following, the carrierproducts produced herein may be formed of at least two separatemultilayered portions (subassemblies) which have themselves been formedprior to bonding to each other. At a minimum, each of these separateportions will include at least one dielectric layer and one conductivelayer, with most likely embodiments including several layers of each aspart thereof. Examples are provided below and are just that (onlyexamples) and the numbers of layers shown and described are not meant tolimit the scope of this invention.

The products as defined herein are particularly adapted for use in whatcan be termed “information handling systems”. By the term “informationhandling system” as used herein shall mean any instrumentality oraggregate of instrumentalities primarily designed to compute, classify,process, transmit, receive, retrieve, originate, switch, store, display,manifest, measure, detect, record, reproduce, handle or utilize any formof information, intelligence or data for business, scientific, controlor other purposes. Examples include personal computers and largerprocessors such as servers, mainframes, etc. An example is shown in FIG.5, as a server, and is seen to include at least one multi-chip packageand a circuitized substrate having the package mounted thereon withinthe server's housing.

In FIG. 1, there is shown the multi-chip electronic package 1 of Ser.No. 10/394,107, the package comprising an organic, laminate chip carrier2 and a plurality of semiconductor chips 3 located on the carrier.Organic, laminate chip carrier 2, which can function as the carrier forthe present invention, includes a plurality of conductive planes 4spacedly positioned within the carrier and separated by respectivelayers of dielectric material 5. Carrier 2 further includes a pluralityof electrical contacts 6 (one shown) on the carrier's upper surface,each contact in turn designed for being electrically coupled to arespective conductive member (e.g., a solder ball 7) which in turncouples the contact to a corresponding contact site (not shown) on theundersurface of chip 3. Such chip sites are well known and furtherdescription is not believed necessary. Each of the chips 3 is coupledthrough the internal circuitry of carrier 2 to respective ones ofelectrical conductors 8 (only one shown) which in turn are capable ofbeing electrically coupled (i.e., utilizing a plurality of solder balls9 to respective contact sites (not shown) on an underlying circuitizedsubstrate 10, a primary example being a multi-layered PCB. Chips 3,using the circuitry on the upper surface of carrier 2 and possiblyportions thereof within the carrier, may be electrically coupled to oneanother depending on the operational requirements for the final product.As further seen in. FIG. 1, the individual contacts 6 do not necessarilydirectly couple to a respective conductor by a linear (here, vertical)connection such as a plated through hole extending from the top of thecarrier through the entire thickness thereof. This carrier, in suchsimplified form, may comprise the carrier for the present invention.

In FIG. 1, both chips, unlike those of the present invention, occupy asubstantially coplanar orientation on the upper surface of carrier 2 andare spaced apart from one another. In one example, each chip may possesslength and width dimensions of about 10 mils and 20 mils, respectively,and may be coupled to the carrier using a plurality of solder balls 7having a number within the range of from about 1,000 to about 3,000. Itis understood that the carrier of FIG. 1, and the one of the presentinvention, is not limited to these dimensions or numbers and that othersare readily acceptable. Each chip for the FIG. 1 (Ser. No. 10/394,107)may be an ASIC chip or other type, depending on product operationalrequirements.

In one embodiment, carrier 2 includes an upper, high-speed portion 11and a lower portion 12 in which signals pass at lower frequencies. Amore specific example of this particular construction will be definedhereinbelow. The dielectric material for carrier 2 may be selected froma variety of known PCB dielectric materials, including knownfiberglass-reinforced epoxy resin, Driclad (a registered trademark ofthe assignee of this invention), PTFE, Nelco 6000SI, Rogers 4300,Polyclad LD621 (see below), etc. Therefore, it does not necessarily needto be comprised of PTFE. It is also possible that carrier 2, if used inthe present invention (FIGS. 13 and 14), may include a thermallyconductive member 13 therein. If so utilized, the thermally conductivemember 13 may be comprised of a material having a selected thickness andcoefficient of thermal expansion to substantially prevent failure of thesolder connections provided by solder balls 7 and 9. Thermallyconductive member 13 can be a suitable metal comprised of nickel,copper, molybdenum, or iron. Preferably, the thermally conductive layeralso functions as a ground plane. The preferred thermally conductivemember (which has a CTE of close to zero) is a three layered structurecomprised of a first, outer layer of copper, a second, interim layer ofan alloy of about 34% to about 38% nickel (preferably about 36% nickel)and about 62% to about 66% iron (preferably about 63% iron), and athird, outer layer of copper. The overall CTE of thermally conductivemember 13 is from about 4 to about 8 ppm/° C. Preferably, about 72% toabout 80% of the thickness of the thermally conductive layer is thenickel-iron alloy and about 20% to about 28% of the thickness of thethermally conductive layer is copper. A suitable 36% nickel-63% ironalloy is available from Texas Instruments Incorporated (Attleboro,Mass.). Alternatively, the thermally conductive member can be formedsolely of a single metal alloy such as about 36% nickel-about 63% ironalloy. The thickness of the thermally conductive member is preferablyfrom only about 1 mil to about 3 mils. The thickness and choice ofmaterial for the member will determine the CTE of the member and,significantly, can be used to control the CTE of the multi-layered chipcarrier when used in combination with the other elements defined herein.When the overall CTE of the multi-layered interconnect structure iscontrolled to a value of about 10 to about 12 ppm/° C., a significantadvantage is achieved. Strain control on the solder connections isrealized and localized regions of high strain are avoided duringoperation of the package (when assembled to a circuitized substrate andin field operation), an important feature if two or more chips are usedand in close proximity to one another. The overall strain between thesemiconductor chips 12, with a CTE of about 2-3 ppm/° C., and thecircuitized substrate, with a CTE of about 17-20 ppm/° C., is thussignificantly reduced in magnitude. Further description of this memberis provided in U.S. Pat. No. 6,351,393, incorporated herein byreference. Carrier 2 is thus an excellent component for use with thepresent invention.

Chip carrier 2 may also include an internal capacitor structure therein,such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,370,012, also incorporated hereinby reference. As defined therein, the capacitor structure is a parallelcapacitor suitable for use in chip carriers or the like designed forbeing positioned on an underlying substrate such as a PCB. In thestructure of U.S. Pat. No. 6,370,012, the capacitor preferably includesat least one internal conductive layer, two additional conductor layersadded on opposite sides of the internal conductor and inorganicdielectric material (preferably an oxide layer) on the second conductorlayer's outer surfaces. Alternatively, a suitable dielectric materialsuch as berium titanate applied to the second conductive layer may beutilized. Further, the capacitor in this cited patent includes outerconductor layers atop the inorganic dielectric material to thus form aparallel capacitor between the internal and added conductive layers andthe outer conductors. Further description is found in U.S. Pat. No.6,370,012.

In FIG. 2, the package 1 of FIG. 1 is shown to further include aquantity of encapsulant material 14 (in phantom) which lies on the uppersurface of carrier 2 and substantially surrounds the semiconductor chips3, including the underlying solder ball connections 7. Such encapsulantcan be used in the present invention shown in FIGS. 14 and 15.Encapsulant materials are known in the packaging art and furtherdescription is not believed necessary. Suitable examples can be found inone more of the documents cited hereinabove. Package 1 in FIG. 2 is alsoshown to include a heat sinking cover member 15 (also in phantom) whichlies atop the formed encapsulant and in thermal contact with the uppersurfaces of the semiconductor chips 3. Member 15, also usable in thepresent invention, thus serves to facilitate heat removal from the chipsduring operation thereof. In one example, cover member 15 is preferablyof copper, but may also be aluminum or other sound, thermally conductivematerial.

In FIG. 3, package 11 is shown as including a stiffener member 16 (inphantom) which rests atop the upper surface of carrier 2 andsubstantially surrounds the spacedly positioned chips and is also spacedtherefrom. The stiffener member further includes a heat-sinking covermember 17 (in phantom) located on an upper surface thereof and aheat-sinking member 18, in phantom, located thereon. Stiffener 16 ispreferably of stainless steel material while heat-sinking cover member17 is preferably copper or aluminum and the heat-sinking member 18preferably aluminum and including a plurality of upward projections asshown in FIG. 3. The heat-sinking cover member 17 is designed forreceiving heat from chips 3 to in turn pass the heat through to thelarger heat-sinking member 18 to thus facilitate thermal removal frompackage 11 during operation thereof. This arrangement, like encapsulant14, is also usable in the present invention of FIGS. 14 and 15.

The above heat-sinking components serve to effectively remove therelatively high heat as produced by powerful chips such as those of theASIC variety, as described above. The additional use of the internalthermally conductive member further assures an effective operatingproduct which will not disrupt or result in damage to the relativelydelicate solder connections formed both between the chip and carrierand, if utilized, between the carrier and underlying substrate.

In FIG. 4 there is shown an alternative embodiment of an electronicpackage 1′ defined in Ser. No. 10/394,107. Package 1′ includes a carrier2 similar to that described above and preferably utilizes solderelements 9 or the like to couple the carrier to the underlying substrate10. Package 1′ differs from package 1 in FIGS. 1-4, however, by theutilization of substantially vertically oriented chips 3′ (unlike thosetaught in FIGS. 14 and 15) which are preferably electrically coupled torespective contacts 6 on the carrier's upper surface by respectivesolder balls 7′. Chips 3′ are also preferably oriented substantiallyparallel to one another and, as understood, possess a width (or length)dimension extending into the page from the viewer's viewpoint. Thesechips may include surface contact sites similar to those in FIG. 1 withappropriate circuitry extending to the outer (lower) edge thereof suchthat connections using solder balls 7′ can occur. Chip carrier 2, likethat in FIGS. 1-4, may also include an internal thermally conductivemember (not shown) and/or capacitor (not shown) as describedhereinabove.

The embodiment of FIG. 4 may also include encapsulant material and aheat-sinking cover member such as shown in FIG. 2, or, alternatively, astiffener, heat-sinking cover and heat-sink member as shown in FIG. 3.Further description is thus not believed necessary.

In FIG. 5, there is shown an information handling system 19 in which thesubject invention of FIGS. 14 and 15 may be utilized. By way of example,system 19 may be a server (as shown), a personal computer, mainframe orsimilar information handling system known in the art. It is well-knownin the information handling systems art that these structures includecircuit boards and electronic packages as part thereof. In the instantinvention, system 19 is shown to include a circuitized substrate 10 (inphantom) having the multi-chip electronic package 101 of FIG. 14 (orFIG. 15) thereon. The positioning relationship of the substrate andpackage is for illustration purposes only in that this assembly can alsobe located at other locations within system 19, including substantiallyperpendicular to the orientation shown. It is also understood thatseveral such assemblies may be utilized in such a system, depending onthe operational requirements thereof. If the system is a computer,server, mainframe or the like, it will include a central processing unit(CPU), one or more input/output (I/O) devices, and one or more randomaccess storage devices. It may also include various peripheral devicesfunctionally operable therewith, including keyboards, mice, displays,printers, speakers and modems. The components, including positioningthereof within or in operational relationship to a computer, server,mainframe, etc., are well known in the art and further description notdeemed necessary.

In FIGS. 6 and 7, there are shown two embodiments of multilayeredportions 20 and 20′, usable in the substrate of the invention. Portions20 and 20′, when bonded to another multilayered portion may form thechip carrier according to one embodiment of the invention. Accordingly,portions 20 and 20′ will be defined herein as second portions while theother portion will be referred to as the first (or base) portion. It isto be understood that in accordance with the broad aspects of thisinvention, at least one second portion is to be bonded to at least onefirst portion such that this second portion lies substantially along theexternal portions of the final carrier product. It is also understoodthat one or more of such second portions may be bonded to the base,first portion, including on opposite sides thereof such as depicted inFIGS. 8-11. Most significantly, the second portions as defined hereinare specifically designed for providing high frequency (high speed)connections between semiconductor chips mounted (e.g., soldered) to thesecond portions and/or otherwise electrically coupled thereto.Importantly, the first or base portion will not necessarily require suchcapability but instead can be formed in the regular manner for mostcurrent PCBs, many of which are described in the above-listed documents.This thus allows the utilization of known PCB manufacturing techniquesto produce a resulting chip carrier with significantly increasedcapability such that chips secured thereto can be connected at higherspeeds than heretofore attainable. Such connections are consideredessential in the rapidly expanding packaging art, due primarily to thecorresponding increased requirements of such components. The presentinvention as defined herein thus provides a significant advancement inthe art.

In FIG. 6, multilayered portion 20 is shown as including a centralconducting plane 21 which, in a preferred embodiment, serves as a powerplane. Plane 21 is surrounded by two layers of dielectric material 23,shown in the drawing as one continuous structure due to the bonding(lamination) of both layers onto plane 21. On the external surfaces ofdielectric material 23 are located additional conductive planes 25 and27, which in a preferred embodiment of the invention (if portion 20 isto be used) comprise a series of signal lines. Portion 20 can thus besimply referred to as a 2S1P structure, meaning it comprises two signalplanes and one power plane. A conductive through hole 29 is alsoprovided to connect the upper signal plane 25 with lower plane 27. In apreferred embodiment, the conductive through hole is a plated throughhole (PTH), produced using known technologies. The formation of portion20 is accomplished using known PCB procedures, including lamination ofthe aforementioned dielectric layers and deposition (e.g., plating) ofthe external signal planes. Further process description is thus notbelieved necessary.

As mentioned, portion 20 is designed for providing high speed (highfrequency) connections between chips located on the upper surface of thecarrier's substrate and coupled thereto when portion 20 is formed incombination with another multilayered portion to form a final carrier.In order to provide such high speed connections, therefore, theindividual signal lines in portion 20 (and 20′) preferably possess awidth of from about 0.005 inch to about 0.010 inch and a thickness of0.0010 to about 0.0020 inch. The corresponding dielectric layers eachpossess a thickness of from about 0.008 inch to about 0.010 inch. Thematerial for planes 21, 25 and 27 is preferably copper, but otherconductive materials are possible. The preferred dielectric material 23is a low loss dielectric, one example being Polyclad LD621, availablefrom Cookson Electronics, located in West Franklin, N.H. Additionalmaterials include Nelco 6000SI, available from Park Nelco, located inNewburgh, N.Y. and Rogers 4300, available from Rogers Corporation,located in Rogers, Conn. These materials have a low dielectric constantand loss factor to provide the optimum operational capabilities for thestructure. Other materials possessing dielectric loss ≦0.01; andpreferably less than <0.005 would be suitable for use in both portions20 and 20′. Again, this dielectric material need not be PTFE.

It is understood that the above thicknesses and defined materials arenot meant to limit the scope of this invention, in that others arepossible while attaining the desired results taught herein. It is alsounderstood that the second portion of this structure, if used, caninclude the aforedefined thermally conductive member and/or internalcapacitor structure therein. In one example, using the aforementionedthicknesses, widths and materials, it was possible to provide a secondportion 20 (and 20′) capable of passing signals at a signal frequencywithin the range of from about 3 to about 10 GPS. This is also not meantto limit the invention in that higher frequencies, e.g., 12 GPS, arepossible with relatively insignificant modification to one or more ofthe above materials, parameters, etc. The resulting overall thicknessfor portion 20 as defined, according to one embodiment, is about 0.140inch.

Although it is not a necessary requirement, the aforementioned widthsand thicknesses for the conductive planes and dielectric layers willnormally be thicker than those for the base or first multilayeredportion to which portions 20 and 20′ will be bonded. That is, the baseportions will typically include much less thickness and width dimensionsfor the conductive planes and dielectrics used therein, such widths,thicknesses and materials being typical of those of known PCB structuresused today. Thus, further description will not be necessary.

FIG. 8 illustrates an embodiment of a chip carrier 30, also usable inthe present invention, in which two second portions 20 are utilized,each of these portions located on opposite sides of a common firstmultilayered portion 31. First portion 31 is illustrated, forsimplification purposes, as a singular dielectric layer including outerconductive layers 33 and 35 thereon. In one embodiment, layers 33 and 35are power or ground planes, depending on the operational requirements ofthe final board 30. In a preferred embodiment, portion 31 will includeseveral (e.g., twenty) conductive planes therein of mixed signal andground and/or power capabilities and a corresponding plurality (e.g.,nineteen) of dielectric layers. In its simplest form, portion 31 (and31′ in FIGS. 9-11) will include at least one signal plane passingsignals therealong at a first frequency. As indicated earlier, bothconductive planes and dielectric layers used in the first multilayeredportion 31 are typically those utilized in a conventional PCB.Therefore, in one example, portion 31 may include conductive signallines having widths of about 0.003 inch to about 0.010 inch andcorresponding thicknesses of 0.0005 inch. The dielectric layers eachinclude an initial thickness of about 0.010 inch. First portion 31,being of such multilayered construction, is laminated together to bondthe several conductive dielectric layers to form the first portion 31.Additionally, second portions 2Q are similarly formed as separate,multilayered subassemblies as described above. In the next step, adielectric layer 41 (e.g., conventional pre-preg or thermoplasticmaterial) is added to opposite sides of the interim first portion 31 andanother dielectric layer 43 is added to each of the outermost surfacesof portions 20. This structure is now laminated to form a singular,multilayered organic chip carrier, using standard lamination processing,for use in the present invention. Because of the structuralcharacteristics explained above and herein, at least some of the signalplanes in second portions 20 and 20′ will provide higher frequencysignal passage than at least some of the signal lines in theconventional first portions 31 and 31′. In a preferred embodiment, allsignal lines in the external portions will possess such superiorcapabilities compared to the signal layers of the first portions theseare bonded to.

To access one or more of the outer conductive planes on each portion 20,openings 45 are provided within the outer dielectric layers 43. This ispreferably done by laser or photoprinting operations known in the art.Following removal of the dielectric material, an outer conductive layer51 is added on opposite sides of the structure in FIG. 8, includingwithin the openings in the dielectric. At this point, connections forcomponents are provided on carrier 30 that couple to the signal lines ofportions 20 which in turn will assure high speed signal passage alongthese signal lines, including those on the upper and lower surfaces ofeach portion 20, to the second chip (not shown in FIG. 8) also coupledto the circuitry of the same portion 20, e.g., at a site to the left ofthe viewer in FIG. 8. Such connection would also be provided through anopening in conductive material 51 as shown in FIG. 8.

It is understood in FIG. 8 that two or more semiconductor chips, asshown in FIGS. 14 and 15, can be mounted on each of the opposite sidesof carrier 30 and coupled together with high frequency signals, shouldthe carrier include a modified lower surface or other means to couple itto PCB 10 (i.e., FIG. 1). The carrier of the present invention is thusable to uniquely couple two or more chips on opposite surfaces thereofto assure a finished chip carrier assembly possessing far greateroperational capabilities than heretofore known in the art. (In a typicalembodiment, however, carrier 30 will only include one upper high speedportion and one lower speed portion, the latter including bottomconductors such as shown in FIG. 14.)

For additional coupling, another layer of dielectric material 55 mayalso be added to cover the conductive planes 51, in which case,connection to the conductive material 51 within opening 45 would beaccomplished by a similar opening and conductive material 61 in FIG. 8to electrically couple chips on one side of carrier 30. A plated throughhole (PTH) 71 may be utilized to extend through the entire thickness ofcarrier 30, as illustrated to the right in FIG. 8. Such a through holecould be formed using conventional techniques and would include, e.g., athin plated layer of conductive material (e.g., copper) on the surfacesthereof. This through hole may also be used to accept a conductive pinor the like if such an added component is desired. PTH 71 can alsocouple one or more components to internal conductive planes in thecarrier's base or first portion 31.

In FIG. 8, the single semiconductor chip shown coupled to the conductivematerial 61 (or, alternatively, directly to material 51 should material61 not be utilized) is represented by the numeral 77 and the connectingsolder ball by the numeral 79 (not 7 as in FIG. 1).

Returning to FIG. 7, the portion 20′ includes similar components tothose of portion 20 in FIG. 6 but represents an alternative embodimentfor forming a multilayered carrier using the teachings herein. Portion20′ includes as part thereof the 2S1P portion 20 therein. Dielectriclayers 81 are added on opposite surfaces of portion 20, following whichconductive layers 83 are then applied, e.g., via plating. The conductivelayers 83 are preferably ground or power planes and are coupled togetherby a plated through hole 85 as shown. Like portion 20, several suchthrough holes are utilized in the second portions to provide suchconnections. Only one is shown in both FIGS. 6 and 7 for illustrationpurposes. Dielectric layers 81 are preferably of similar material as thelow loss dielectric layers used in portion 20. The layers of portion20′, like portion 20, are assembled using conventional laminationprocessing.

In FIG. 9, two second portions 20′ are shown bonded to a common, interimmultilayered first portion 31′ which, in one embodiment and as statedabove, includes several internal conductive planes (not shown) bonded bya corresponding number of individual dielectric layers (also not shown).The embodiment of FIG. 7 thus represents a simpler means of producing afinal carrier (30′ in FIG. 9) because of the fewer lamination stepsnecessary during the final bonding operations. That is, it is onlynecessary to laminate the three previously formed multilayeredstructures 20′ and 31′ shown in FIG. 9. Again, it is noteworthy, and,most likely, that only one outer portion 20′ will be bonded to anunderlying conventional portion 31′ in accordance with the teachingsherein. Following complete lamination, an outer dielectric layer 55′ maybe added to the structure and a conductive opening 51′ provided thereinusing similar techniques to those defined for providing the opening 45and conductive material 51 in FIG. 8. A plated through hole 85 willcouple any chip joined to material 51′ to the top and/or bottom layersof portion 20′, if desired. To couple the outermost surfaces of carrier30′, a common through hole 71′ is provided, similarly to through hole 71in FIG. 8. Such a through hole would preferably include the platedconductive material 73′ similar to that in FIG. 8.

Of further significance, the through holes 71 and 71′ can be used toelectrically couple one or more of the chips to the internal wiring ofthe first multilayered portions 31 and 31′, respectively, thus providinga direct electrical connection between these components and the interimstructure. Thus, the carrier defined herein may provide the uniquecapability of assuring coupling between chips on one side of the carrierin addition to coupling of these same chips to internal conductiveplanes of the base or first portion of the carrier's overall structure.Such dual coupling represents a significant aspect of the inventionbecause it results in a final carrier product having greater operationalcapabilities than heretofore known products.

In FIGS. 10 and 11, there are shown two alternative carrier embodiments30″ and 30′″, respectively, that can be used in the present invention.The structure of carrier 30″ in FIG. 10 is similar to that shown in FIG.9 with the addition of a conductive through hole 91 extending from anouter surface of the carrier to one of the conductive planes of portion20′. Coupling of a pinned component (i.e., the pin 93 shown in FIGS. 10and 11) is thus also possible, in addition to the aforedefined couplingof additional electronic components. In the embodiment of FIG. 11, anelongated opening 95 is provided through the portion 31′ (and the lowerportion 20′, if used). The reason for providing opening 95 is to provideproper clearance for inserting pin 93. Opening 95 can be preformed(drilled) on 31′ and 20′ (if used) before final lamination, contrastingto the conventional method of “back drilling” in order to eliminate theunused portion of the PTH. Back drilling removes a portion of the PTHlayer of copper. This reduces the capacitive effects of the PTH whendealing with high speed signals. Back drilling is expensive anddifficult to perform. The construction provided negates the need forback drilling and achieves the same effects.

FIGS. 12 and 13 represent another embodiment of a second portion 20″which can be used in the carrier of the invention. Understandably, FIG.13 is a sectional view taken along the line 8-8 in FIG. 12 and serves toillustrate one embodiment of the respective widths of conductors on theupper surface of portion 20″. The through holes located at respectiveends of the broader width conductors are also shown. In thisarrangement, the broader width conductors 101 serve as signal lines tointerconnect plated through holes 103 at the opposite ends thereof. Incomparison, the narrower width signal lines 105 extend in pairedrelationship between the respective outer pairs of the wider lines 101.In one embodiment, lines 101 may possess a width of from about 0.003inch to about 0.010 inch while the corresponding internal, narrowerlines each may possess a width of 0.02 inch to about 0.10. These lineswere spaced apart a distance of from about 0.03 inch to about 0.10 inch.The purpose of providing the greater width lines 101 on opposite sidesof the paired narrower signal lines 105 is to provide proper traceimpedance control as well as signal shielding to minimize noise couplingamongst signal lines. As seen in FIG. 13, these lines are positioned onopposite sides of portion 20″, with the narrower lines 105 locatedexternally of an interim conductive (e.g., power) plane 106 coupled tothe center PTH 103. This arrangement provides the advantageous featureof a continuous reference plane that can provide maximum signalshielding. This provides for simpler construction of subcomposites andalso allows for sections with Z connections that can have differentdielectric thicknesses; for example, fast signals vs. slower signals.Although such a pattern is shown, however, it is understood that in apreferred embodiment of the invention, each of the solder balls 79 (FIG.14) will be coupled to a singular contact arranged in a pattern similarto the pattern of the balls immediately under the chip. The abovepattern may be used to interconnect respective balls on one chip toanother chip, when the chips are oriented in the specific orientationaccording to preferred embodiments of the invention (see more below).

In FIG. 14, there is shown a multi-chip electronic package 111 accordingto one embodiment of the invention. Package 111 includes an organic,laminate chip carrier 300 including therein a plurality of electricallyconductive planes spacedly positioned and separated by respective layersof dielectric material, similar to the structures defined hereinabove.Carrier 300 may also include the aforementioned thermally conductivemember 13 substantially essentially positioned therein, in addition to aplurality of conductive plated through holes 71″ for connectingrespective opposed layers of conductors, e.g., signal planes. Conductivematerial 61 is also utilized within provided openings located within theupper outer surface layer of the carrier and, if desired, also withinthe lower, opposing outer surface area to connect the relatively largesolder ball conductors 99 which, as shown, electrically couple thepackage to the lower circuitized substrate PCB 10. The use of internalconductive planes and separating dielectric layers is described indetail above and further description is not believed necessary. Thecross-sectional configuration depicted in FIG. 14 is representative ofone embodiment of such a cross-section and may differ from thatdescribed in the foregoing illustrations, while still usable in thepresent invention.

Package 111 differs significantly from those described above, however,through the unique positioning of a pair of semiconductor chips in astacked orientation on the upper surface of carrier 300. In one example,a first, lower chip 77′ (preferably an ASIC chip) is electricallycoupled to respective conductors on an upper surface of the carrierusing a plurality of solder balls 79. Additionally, a second chip 77″(preferably a memory chip) is secured to the upper surface of chip 77′,preferably using either a suitable adhesive known in the industry or, inthe example illustrated in FIG. 15, such an adhesive in combination witha plurality of smaller solder balls 79′. An appropriate encapsulant isshown substantially surrounding the solder balls 79 and 79′ as is knownin the art.

Package 111 may also include additional, spaced, semiconductor chips 77′also electrically coupled to the carrier's upper surface (as shown) forproviding additional operational capabilities for the instant invention.Each additional chip 77′ is also preferably an ASIC chip but theinvention is not limited thereto as a memory chip (e.g., DRAM or SRAM)may be used.

Second chip 77″, secured to lower chip 77′, is electrically coupled toouter conductors on the carrier's upper surface using a plurality ofwirebond connections 113. Wirebond connections for couplingsemiconductor chips are known and further description is not believednecessary. Of significance, however, is that the upper, second chip 77″is wirebonded while in place atop the lower chip 77′. Thus, the lowerchip is first electrically coupled using solder balls 79 to securelyposition it in place and form a second electrical connection with thedesired electrical contacts on the carrier's upper surface. Thereafter,second chip 77″ is then adhesively bonded and, uniquely, wirebonded suchthat the second chip's contact sites 115 are coupled to the respectivecontacts using connections 113. Finally, a quantity of encapsulant 14′(shown in phantom) is then positioned over the stacked chip arrangementand serves to protect the arrangement in the manner described above forencapsulant 14 (FIG. 2).

Although only one large solder ball 99 is shown for connecting package111 to PCB 10, it is understood that each of the solder balls 99 aresimilarly coupled to PCB 10.

Thus, one or both of the semiconductor chips in the stacked arrangementmay be coupled indirectly to PCB 10 in addition to also being coupled toone another, if desired. Still further, the stacked chip arrangement maybe coupled to one or more of the adjacent chips 77′. The result is anelectronic package having significant operating capabilities to uniquelycouple several semiconductor chips to a common PCB. Although only fourchips are depicted in FIG. 14, it is within the scope of the inventionto utilize more than one pair of stacked chips on carrier 300 as well asmore singular, separate chips 77′, depending on the operationalrequirements for package 111. The invention is thus not limited to theparticular number or orientation depicted in FIG. 14. Such a capabilityis considered extremely important, especially considering that thecarrier is not of ceramic dielectric material.

The partial view in FIG. 15, as mentioned, illustrates an alternativepositioning of the stacked chips on carrier 300 to thus represent aslightly different package 111′. The difference, as mentioned, involvesthe utilization of smaller solder balls 79′ to serve as thermalconnections between both chips and also space chip 77′ from chip 77″ ata desired spacing.

Thus there has been shown and described a multi-chip electronic packagewhich comprises an organic, laminate chip carrier and a pair ofsemiconductor chips positioned on a first surface thereof in a stackedorientation. There has also been shown and described an electronicpackage assembly which includes the aforementioned carrier andsemiconductor chips in combination with a circuitized substrate (e.g.,PCB) in which a plurality of electrically conductive elements (e.g.,solder balls) are used to connect the chip carrier to the substrate.Significantly, the organic, laminate chip carrier of the invention iscapable of having two or more semiconductor chips electrically coupledthereto which may be coupled together and/or coupled to electricalconductors on the undersurface (opposite side) of the carrier. Offurther significance, these chips may be coupled in a high-speed mannerso as to assure higher frequency signal passage therebetween, thusresulting in a final product structure possessing greater capabilitiesthan heretofore known in the art. The invention is able to attain thesecapabilities using a carrier comprised substantially of organic laminatematerial such as described herein which, as defined herein, will notdeform or otherwise be harmed as a result of the relatively hightemperature operation of the semiconductor chips during packageoperation and positioning on the desired underlying circuitizedsubstrate. The chip carrier may in turn thus be comprised of at leasttwo portions formed in accordance with the teachings herein.Additionally, the carrier may include an internal capacitor structuresuch as defined and/or a thermally conductive member as part thereofdesigned to specifically prevent separation (disconnection) between therespective solder balls which form the connections between at least oneof the chips and carrier and those, if utilized, between theundersurface of the carrier and the corresponding substrate. Theinvention as defined herein thus possesses many significant advantagesover known chip carriers of the multi-chip variety, while utilizing asubstantially organic laminate body as a main portion thereof. Themethod defined herein for assembling this structure can also beconducted using many known PCB procedures and thus at a relatively lowercost than other processes used to form carriers of this type,particularly those made primarily of ceramic material.

While there have been shown and described what are at present thepreferred embodiments of the invention, it will be obvious to thoseskilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be madetherein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined bythe appended claims.

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 25. A multi-chip electronic package comprising: anorganic, laminate chip carrier including a plurality of electricallyconductive planes spacedly positioned therein and separated byrespective layers of dielectric material, said chip carrier including aplurality of electrical contacts on a first surface thereof and aplurality of electrical conductors on a second surface thereof, selectedones of said electrical contacts being electrically coupled to selectedones of said electrical conductors; a first semiconductor chippositioned on said first surface of said organic, laminate chip carrierand electrically coupled to selected ones of said electrical contacts; asecond semiconductor chip positioned on said first semiconductor chipsuch that said first and second semiconductor chips form a stackedorientation, said second semiconductor chip also electrically coupled toselected ones of said electrical contacts; and a heat-sinking memberpositioned substantially over said first and second semiconductor chips.26. The package of claim 25 further including a stiffener memberpositioned on said first surface of said organic, laminate chip carrierand spacedly positioned about said first and second semiconductor chips,said heat sinking member being positioned on said stiffener member. 27.The package of claim 25 wherein selected ones of said electricalcontacts are electrically coupled to other selected ones of saidelectrical contacts such that selected ones of said semiconductor chipsare electrically coupled to one another.
 28. The package of claim 25wherein said first semiconductor chip is an ASIC semiconductor chip andsaid second semiconductor chip is a memory chip.
 29. The package ofclaim 25 further including a plurality of solder balls, said solderballs electrically coupling said first semiconductor chip to saidselected ones of said electrical contacts.
 30. The package of claim 25further including a plurality of wirebond connections, said plurality ofwirebond connections electrically coupling said second semiconductorchip to said selected ones of said electrical contacts.
 31. The packageof claim 25 further including a quantity of encapsulant material locatedon said first surface of said organic, laminate chip carrier andsubstantially covering both said first and second semiconductor chips.32. The package of claim 25 wherein said organic, laminate chip carrierincludes a thermally conductive member therein and a plurality of solderballs electrically coupling said first semiconductor chip to selectedones of said electrical contacts on said first surface of said organic,laminate chip carrier, said thermally conductive member having aselected thickness and coefficient of thermal expansion to substantiallyprevent failure of said electrical couplings formed by said solder ballson said selected ones of said electrical contacts.
 33. The package ofclaim 32 wherein said thermally conductive member is comprised of afirst layer of copper, a second layer of an iron alloy and a third layerof copper.
 34. The package of claim 25 wherein said organic, laminatechip carrier includes a first multilayered portion including at leastone dielectric layer and at least one conductive plane wherein saidconductive plane includes signal lines capable of having signals passthere-along at a first frequency and a second multilayered portionbonded to said first multilayered portion and adapted for having saidfirst and second semiconductor chips coupled thereto, said secondmultilayered portion including at least one dielectric layer and atleast one conductive signal plane wherein said conductive signal planeof said second multilayered portion includes signal lines capable ofhaving signals pass there-along at a higher frequency than said firstfrequency to thereby provide a high speed connection between saidplurality of semiconductor devices.
 35. The package of claim 34 whereinsaid second multilayered portion includes a conducting plane, first andsecond dielectric layers on opposite sides of said conducting plane, andthe number of conductive signal planes is two, each conductive signalplane including said signal lines capable of having signals passthere-along and being positioned on a respective one of said first andsecond dielectric layers opposite said conducting plane.
 36. The packageof claim 35 wherein said second multilayered portion further includes aconductive through hole interconnecting at least one of said signallines of said conductive signal plane on said first dielectric layerwith at least one of said signal lines of said conductive signal planeon said second dielectric layer.
 37. The package of claim 25 whereinsaid organic, laminate chip carrier includes an internal capacitortherein.
 38. A method of making a multi-chip electronic packagecomprising: providing an organic, laminate chip carrier having first andsecond surfaces and including a plurality of electrically conductiveplanes spacedly positioned therein and separated by respective layers ofdielectric material; providing a plurality of electrical contacts onsaid first surface of said organic, laminate chip carrier; providing aplurality of electrical conductors on said second surface of saidorganic, laminate chip carrier, selected ones of said electricalcontacts being electrically coupled to selected ones of said electricalconductors; positioning a first semiconductor chip on said first surfaceof said organic, laminate chip carrier and electrically coupling saidfirst semiconductor chip to said selected ones of said electricalcontacts; positioning a second semiconductor chip on said firstsemiconductor chip such that said first and second semiconductor chipsform a stacked orientation and electrically coupling said secondsemiconductor chip to said selected ones of said electrical contacts;and positioning a heat-sinking member substantially over said first andsecond semiconductor chips.
 39. The method of claim 38 wherein saidelectrical coupling of said first semiconductor chip to said selectedones of said electrical contacts is accomplished using solder balls. 40.The method of claim 38 wherein said electrical coupling of saidsemiconductor chip to said selected ones of said electrical contacts isaccomplished using wirebond connections.
 41. The method of claim 38further including positioning a stiffener member on said first surfaceof said organic, laminate chip carrier spacedly positioned about saidfirst and second semiconductor chips, and positioning said heat sinkingmember on said stiffener member.
 42. A multi-chip electronic packageassembly including: a circuitized substrate including a plurality ofelectrically conductive members thereon; an organic, laminate chipcarrier including a plurality of electrically conductive planes spacedlypositioned therein and separated by respective layers of dielectricmaterial, said chip carrier including a plurality of electrical contactson a first surface thereof and a plurality of electrical conductors on asecond surface thereof, selected ones of said electrical contacts beingelectrically coupled to selected ones of said electrical conductors; afirst semiconductor chip positioned on said first surface of saidorganic, laminate chip carrier and electrically coupled to selected onesof said electrical contacts; a second semiconductor chip positioned onsaid first semiconductor chip such that said first and secondsemiconductor chips form a stacked orientation, said secondsemiconductor chip also electrically coupled to selected ones of saidelectrical contacts; a heat-sinking member positioned substantially oversaid first and second semiconductor chips; and a plurality ofelectrically conductive elements electrically connecting said selectedones of said electrical conductors on said second surface of saidorganic, laminate chip carrier to respective ones of said electricallyconductive members on said circuitized substrate.
 43. The assembly ofclaim 42 further including a stiffener member positioned on said firstsurface of said organic, laminate chip carrier and spacedly positionedabout said first and second semiconductor chips, said heat sinkingmember being positioned on said stiffener member.
 44. The assembly ofclaim 42 wherein said circuitized substrate comprises a printed circuitboard.
 45. The assembly of claim 42 wherein said plurality ofelectrically conductive elements comprises a plurality of solder balls.46. The assembly of claim 42 further including a first plurality ofsolder members electrically coupling said first semiconductor chip toselected ones of said plurality of electrical contacts on said firstsurface of said laminate chip carrier.
 47. The assembly of claim 42further including a plurality of wirebond connections electricallycoupling said second semiconductor chip to other selected ones of saidplurality of electrical contacts on said first surface of said laminatechip carrier.